Nevada statistical areas

Nevada statistical areas refer to the 10 areas defined by the Office of Management and Budget covering the U.S. state of Nevada. Effective July 21, 2023, the OMB subdivides Nevada into two combined statistical areas, three metropolitan statistical areas, and five micropolitan statistical areas.^[1] The largest of these is the Las Vegas–Henderson, NV CSA, consisting of all of Clark and Nye counties with about 2.3 million out of the 3.3. million people in Nevada, according to the 2020 census. One of the areas, the Reno–Carson City–Garderville Ranchos, NV-CA CSA spans the region in Nevada and California around Lake Tahoe.

Statistical areas

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.^[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,^[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".^[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.^[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.^[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

Table

Statistical areas of the state of Nevada (updated 2023)^[a]

Combined statistical area[3]	2023 population (est.)[4]	Core-based statistical area[3]	2023 population (est.)[4]	County	2023 population (est.)[4]
Las Vegas–Henderson, NV CSA	2,392,293	Las Vegas–Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA	2,336,573	Clark County, Nevada	2,336,573
		Pahrump, NV μSA	55,720	Nye County, Nevada	55,720
Reno-Carson City-Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA CSA	699,307 698,166 (NV)	Reno, NV MSA	564,782	Washoe County, Nevada	498,022
				Lyon County, Nevada	62,583
				Storey County, Nevada	4,177
		Carson City, NV MSA	58,036	Carson City, Nevada	58,036
		Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA μSA	50,686 49,545 (NV)	Douglas County, Nevada	49,545
				Alpine County, California	1,141
		Fallon, NV μSA	25,803	Churchill County, Nevada	25,803
none		Elko, NV μSA	56,210	Elko County, Nevada	54,293
				Eureka County, Nevada	1,917
		Winnemucca, NV μSA	17,136	Humboldt County, Nevada	17,136
		none		White Pine County, Nevada	8,522
				Pershing County, Nevada	6,364
				Lander County, Nevada	5,769
				Mineral County, Nevada	4,528
				Lincoln County, Nevada	4,452
				Esmeralda County, Nevada	736
State of Nevada					3,194,176

Core-based statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.

Core-based statistical areas (CBSAs) of Nevada^[b]

2023 rank	Core-based statistical area[3]	Population
		2023 estimate[4]	Change	2020 Census[5]	Change	2010 Census[6]
1	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA	2,336,573	+3.14%	2,265,461	+16.10%	1,951,269
2	Reno, NV MSA	564,782	+2.72%	549,831	+15.17%	477,397
3	Carson City, NV MSA	58,036	−1.03%	58,639	+6.09%	55,274
4	Elko, NV μSA	56,210	+1.18%	55,557	+9.35%	50,805
5	Pahrump, NV μSA	55,720	+8.00%	51,591	+17.40%	43,946
6	Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA μSA	49,545	+0.12%	49,488	+5.30%	46,997
7	Fallon, NV μSA	25,803	+1.12%	25,516	+2.57%	24,877
8	Winnemucca, NV μSA	17,136	−0.86%	17,285	+4.58%	16,528
	Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA μSA	50,686	−0.01%	50,692	+5.23%	48,172

Combined statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.

Combined statistical areas (CSAs) of Nevada^[c]

2023 rank	Combined statistical area[3]	Population
		2023 estimate[4]	Change	2020 Census[5]	Change	2010 Census[6]
1	Las Vegas-Henderson, NV CSA	2,392,293	+3.25%	2,317,052	+16.13%	1,995,215
2	Reno-Carson City-Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA CSA (NV)	698,166	+2.15%	683,474	+13.06%	604,545
	Reno-Carson City-Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA CSA	699,307	+2.14%	684,678	+13.04%	605,720

See also

• Nevada portal
• Geography portal
• United States portal

• Geography of Nevada
  • Demographics of Nevada

Notes

1. An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population.
2. For CBSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CBSA as well as the CBSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.
3. For CSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CSA as well as the CSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.